Roadside Inspection 88610849

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: ESTES EXPRESS LINES (USDOT 121018) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88610849
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
TALLULAH LA
Carrier (USDOT):
ESTES EXPRESS LINES (121018)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Custom Scott
Plate:
3590073 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 8,024 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,204 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at TALLULAH LA
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 185 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
2061 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
151
126 violations · 17 OOS
Prior 90 days
421
344 violations · 41 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2061
1682 violations · 213 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR1NN271656 IN 3590073 INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: Custom Scott
LT625 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V281C6JT229183 TN U764410 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2018
3 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A2816HB719208 TN 655756T STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88829141 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 GOLDSBORO NC 0
88829031 Aug 27, 2026 NE L1 NORTH PLATTE NE 2
88824397 Aug 27, 2026 MI L1 PONTIAC SCALE S/B 2
88824259 Aug 27, 2026 SC L1 DUNCAN SC 4
88823270 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 KUTTAWA KY 1
88822161 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84851652 Jun 2, 2025 MS L1 3HSDZAPR1NN271656
81862142 Jun 13, 2024 MO L2 3H3V281C6JT229183

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